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Security Council Commends Timor-Leste for Past Decade’s ‘Remarkable Achievements’, as United Nations Integrated Mission Completes Mandate 31 December 2012

As the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) neared its 31 December 2012 completion, the Security Council this morning commended the country for the “remarkable achievements” of the past decade, underscoring the importance of continued support to the fledgling nation as it embarked on the next stage of its development.
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Afghanistan’s Progress ‘Unthinkable a Decade Ago’, Special Representative Tells Security Council, Urges International Partners to Uphold Commitments

While Afghanistan had made progress “unthinkable a decade ago”, the challenges and tragedies that remained required both the Government and its international partners to follow through firmly on commitments made in recent international conferences, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative told the Security Council this afternoon.
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Momentum Slipping for Two-State Solution, but Recent ‘Resounding Endorsement’ of Palestinian Goals Will Make 2013 Decisive Year, Security Council Told

As 2012 drew to a close, momentum was slipping for a two-State solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and tensions on the ground were worsening after the upgrade of Palestinian status in the General Assembly last month, the United Nations political affairs chief told the Security Council today, calling on all stakeholders to put bitterness aside to focus on the hard, practical work of forging an agreement in the year ahead.
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Activities of Lord’s Resistance Army Top Concerns as Secretary-General’s Special Representative in Central Africa Briefs Security Council

While the overall peace and security situation in Central Africa had remained stable, amid significant progress in economic growth and declining activity by armed groups, violence by militias continued to spill across borders, as devastating attacks by the Lord’s Resistance Army continued to pose grave challenges, the top United Nations official in the region told the Security Council during a briefing today.

Press Conference on End of Germany’s Security Council Tenure

The value of early and sustained action by the Security Council was dramatically affirmed during Germany’s tenure, which was dominated by momentous change in the Arab world, the country’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations said at a press conference today.
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Non-Proliferation Committee, Briefing Security Council, Highlights Ballistic Missile Tests by Iran, Possible Arms Transfers to States in Region

The head of the committee charged with monitoring sanctions imposed on Iran over its nuclear programme reported this afternoon on alleged violations of those measures, as some Security Council members called for investigation into reports of Iranian arms flows to conflict areas in its region and warned of dangers posed by the country’s continued stonewalling of the United Nations nuclear watchdog agency.
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Victims of Darfur Crimes Cannot Wait until ‘Fragmentation and Indecision’ Replaced by Decisive Security Council Action, Criminal Court Prosecutor Tells Members

Ongoing reported violence in Darfur could constitute new charges of war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court told Security Council members today, urging swift action to save lives and repair a war-weary region by bringing the perpetrators to justice.